WHO NAMED THE BAND: Tzadeka gets ‘righteous’
There’s a collective of music makers in this town who sound like they’d be right at home at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. They’re from the now-defunct Eshod Ibn Wyza, a multi-racial, multi-genre hip hop group that had curious connections to the punk rock scene. Vocalist Maigan Vandergiessen used to perform under the name Solar […]
WEEKEND ROUND-UP: Russ Rankin, Hale Hale, Folk Thief and more
We’re still in that magical time of Edmonton summer when there are at least two festivals happening at the same time – on top of all the club gigs. One of the best deals for live music is the Open Sky Music Festival Saturday and Sunday in Hawrelak Park. On stage will be acts like […]
TONIGHT: Surf rocker Donavon Frankenreiter plays Open Sky Music Festival
No more festivals! The summer in Edmonton, such that it was, is just too packed. Well, OK, one more … The second annual Open Sky Music Festival, celebrating “surf rock” and its related genres, is set to go at Saturday and Sunday at Hawrelak Park’s Heritage Amphitheatre, which is at least a thousand miles from […]
Win Sonic Boom tickets!
Sonic Boom 2011 may have moved indoors – from the Northlands Grounds to the Northlands Expo Centre located conveniently nearby – but a festival it remains. The third annual event on Sept. 4 celebrates all that is modern rock with the headliners Jane’s Addiction, Social Distortion, Metric, Cake and the mighty Cee Lo Green, along […]
Selena Gomez coming to Edmonton Oct. 16 at Rexall
Kids love her. Adults have no idea who she is unless they have kids. Teen star of Wizards of Waverly and Romona and Beezus, girlfriend of Justin Bieber, gold-selling (although her release claims platinum – hmmmm…..) recording artist — Selena Gomez is all these things and…… Well, we don’t really know if she’s more yet, […]
VENUE CHANGE: Cee Lo, Metric, Cake and more….are heading indoors
SONIC BOOM 2011 is moving inside! The annual modern rock festival happening Sunday, Sept. 4 celebrating the local modern rock radio station Sonic 102.9 FM has changed its venue to Northlands Expo from the outdoor Northlands grounds. The headliners will remain the same: Jane’s Addiction, Cee Lo Green, Metric, Social Distortion, Cake and more; and […]
Must-see gig alert: JJ Grey brings southern soul to Haven Social Club
Is JJ Grey ever going to break mainstream with his laid-back Georgia goodness? Not likely. After all, the Alligator Records recording artist has taken the blues and folk fest route to showcase his unique brand of electric soul. His tunes are poppy, clever and almost always danceable. But he’s in no hurry to…..well, he’s […]
CONCERTS: Smash Mouth on Oct. 1, Wilderness of Manitoba on Aug. 31
Without the casino circuit, one-hit wonders would be an endangered species – and some people seem to feel this is a bad thing. But consider Smash Mouth, coming to the River Cree Casino on Saturday, Oct. 1. Here was a fun little band that had a fun little song called Walkin’ in the Sun in […]
Chris Isaak takes it to Bakersfield at the River Cree Casino
If you’ve either had enough Fringing for the year; or maybe the Blues Festival isn’t really your scene – there are number of live music gigs happening tonight (Saturday, Aug. 20) you may want to check out: Cygnets (Pawn Shop) – always-popular local band Cygnets is playing an early show at the Pawn Shop on […]
